by Susan S., guest blogger
- Pet Peeve Number 1: I can’t catch up. Please wait for me!
Reason: You love an author, and want “all” of his/her books, but the author has just released two single titles, an eBook, and a brand new trilogy. C’mon, are they writing in their sleep?
- Pet Peeve Number 2: Cliff Hangers leave me unsatisfied.
Reason: Self explanatory.
- Pet Peeve Number 3: Is a romance really a romance without a happily-ever-after?
Reason: Self explanatory.
- Pet Peeve Number 4: Death by the author.
Reason: When an author kills their hero, or heroine, it tends to make me teary-eyed. (Hiding empty tissue boxes under the bed.)
- Pet Peeve Number 5: Where is that novel? My trilogy is incomplete.
Reason 5a: Your friend and/or sister borrowed the third book from one of your trilogy sets, and now your trilogy is incomplete. Apparently, she never got around to reading it. She also never got around to returning it! (Guest blogger is giving her sister the skunk eye.)
Reason 5b: Book two was available for a steal-of-a-price at the local book fair. You’re so happy; it’s the best book you’ve ever read. There’s only one teeny-tiny problem, the other two belonging to that trilogy are out of print.
- Pet Peeve Number 6: Which one do I need? I have an incomplete series.
Reason 6a: You read the series out of order because the bookstore didn’t have book four. So you settled for the fifth, read the spoilers for the fourth, and vowed to get four next time.
Reason 6b: What happens when you’ve read books 1-3, bought 4/5, but your cousin mistakenly buys you nine instead of six? You end up with an incomplete series, that’s what happens.
- Pet Peeve Number 7: Ignorance is bliss.
Reason: The book you just read and loved featured several references about other romance novels. (So now you’re searching for the novels within the novels.)
- Pet Peeve Number 8: Don’t forget the prequel and the sequel.
Reason 8a: All three books from a trilogy are sitting like well behaved children on the bookshelf. You spend a few moments admiring the spectacular covers. Oh, excuse me for a moment; my phone seems to be ringing .Hello? Oh, hey enabler #1.Yes, I’ve read her trilogy, wasn’t it awesome? What? The author released a prequel several years ago. No, I actually didn’t know that…thanks. Yeah, you too, g’ bye.
Reason 8b: That single title I picked up was hot-as-hell! (Phone chirps again.) Hello? Hi, enabler #2. The single title has a sequel? No, I actually didn’t know that...grumbles an incoherent yah, dan…git! (The garage door opens, and the smell of burnt rubber permeates the air.)
- Pet Peeve Number 9: Intimacy is not an old grandfather clock.
Reason: If I read another intimacy scene with descriptions such as, they moved in a rhythm as old as time itself, my eyeballs will stay permanently rolled towards the back of my skull. Tears stream down my cheeks; while I clasp my hands together. Please…no more! (On the plus side, what a great way to promote erotica sales!)
- Pet Peeve Number 10: Give me a travel break; I’m getting motion sickness.
Reason: If the main character in a novel uses various modes of travel, for example: cars, boats, planes, trains, and horses, please stop for the night… somewhere...anywhere! Reader travel sickness is a real affliction!
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This post was written by...
Susan S. – who has written 104 posts on Love Romance Passion.
Susan adores any paranormal character in leather, can't get enough of those unscrupulous rakes, and has a special fondness for law enforcement officers. If there’s a hero/heroine with a badge she's all over it! You may also see her around the web as Witchy Woman because of her love for magic, broomsticks, and black cats. Learn more about Susan in Meet the Review Staff at Love Romance Passion.
